02-26-2017, 03:11 AM
(02-25-2017, 10:18 AM)jeza link Wrote:Bolton seemed to be operating his minimal bench rotations in preseason to harden everyone's running ability so this will have contributed to the exhaustion our players seemed to be experiencing - and led to fatigue and many bad decisions and poor disposal.
We used 22 players in each half (21 after Gorringe went off) while Melbourne used all 26 players. While that gave Melbourne an advantage, I think Bolton is on the right track in using the pre-season games as preparation for the real thing.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball

